Sheik’s Rule
by Ryshia Kennie
GENRE: Romantic Suspense
His sister's life is at stake, and
despite his wealth and power, Sheik Emir Al-Nassar feels helpless. At least
heading his family's security agency provides him with resources to track down
her kidnappers. But when the ace profiler he's sent turns out to be K.
J.—Kate—Gelinsky, Emir is furious. Finding the kidnappers' desert hideout is
dangerous enough without the distraction of a beautiful woman.
But K.J. is unlike any woman he's
ever known. Her fearlessness and incisive mind inspires Emir's admiration. And
her compassion breaches his guarded heart. Still, rescuing his sister is a
perilous mission. And allowing desire to cloud his focus could endanger them all.
Just
looking at that hand confirmed every doubt he had. It wasn’t just about customs, she was female
and because of that and so many other things, she was the wrong person for the
job.
“I’ll
help you find your sister. You just need
to trust me.”
“No!” The word came out with the pent-up fury that
had built since the fateful call from Tara’s kidnappers and now the full impact
of it sparked in his eyes as his temple pounded and his fists clenched.
“No,”
he said with less edge but with no room for negotiation. He was wasting time, had wasted time, first
waiting and now in a senseless airport run.
“I don’t care what you specialized in.
You’re a woman and because of that you’re going home,” he said
bluntly. “I’ve wasted enough time. I’ll speak to the pilot and we’ll get you out
of here.”
“You’re
not being fair.”
“I’m
not being fair,” he repeated, emphasizing each word. If she’d been a man he would have had her by
the collar up against the wall, his face in hers. But she wasn’t and that was the problem. “You’re useless to me. I’d have to watch out for both you and
me. That’s a distraction. Look at you – you couldn’t swing a punch or…”
One
minute he was seething, glaring at her, and the next he was flat on his back.
“You
bloody flipped me,” he snarled, leaping to his feet.
The Canadian prairies are my
home and while the prairie landscape is blessed with beautiful blue skies, it
also has four seasons that come on full throttle – especially winter and
because of that I like to travel. Often
on those trips, stories are born.
In 2011 I won my city's
writing award, and was the first romance writer to do so since its
inception. In 2013 my romantic suspense
was a semi-finalist in the Kindle Book Awards.
Published in historic romance and paranormal romance as well as romantic
suspense, in February 2016, my first novel was published by Harlequin Intrigue.
There’s no lack of places to
set a story as my imagination and the too long prairie winters may find me
seeking adventure. The memories of those
worlds both near and far, the words of a stranger, the furtive look one man
gives another, often become the catalyst for a suspenseful story with a deadly
villain and an intrepid hero and heroine who must battle for their right to
love or even their right to live.
When not dreaming of other
stories, I can be found scouting out a garage sale or two, dusting off my
roller blades or just thinking about the next adventure that may be miles away
or in my own backyard.
My website: http://www.ryshiakennie.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryshiakennie
My blog: http://ryshia.blogspot.ca
Buy Links:
Ryshia will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a
randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f2223/
5 comments:
Looking forward to this one!
Thanks for hosting!
It was a fun book to write. I loved the challenge of taking Kate and Emir through the Sahara. Hope you enjoy their journey!
Joelle the above was my comment to you - not sure what happened there.
Thank you so much for having me. I’m excited to be here and for this day to finally arrive – Sheik’s Rule published. It seems forever ago and yesterday that I was dreaming of how Emir and Kate would get past their differences, how they would possibly stop the kidnappers on time, how… They’re a fiery couple but made for each other just like the Moroccan setting was made for their romance. Have you ever fallen in love with a setting, a place? I think I do with each book I write. But Morocco was different, I visited it on my honeymoon so it brought back great memories to “travel” back to today’s Morocco.
I’ll pop in and out through the day. Although, this morning I’ve promised my mom that I’d take her for groceries. So, after that bit of mother and daughter time this morning, otherwise I’ll be checking in throughout the day. I’m looking forward to any questions or comments – in fact I have the first cup of coffee ready to go! Cheers to a fun day.
Here’s a thought – have you ever fallen in love with a place?
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